For two days in early July, the leaders of the world’s 20 major economies are meeting up in Hamburg, and security is writ large for the hosts. Germany will spend an estimated €130 million on the event. A good investment, or a huge waste of money?

"Free trade is forced trade!” Globalization critic Christian Felber demands more ethics in international business. He believes it should be a means to an end in promoting environmental protection and human rights.

Hamburg harbor is packed with ships, freight and warehouses. Moving all the goods around is the job of crane operators and other specialists. The job requires a huge amount of experience and expertise.

A wall between the US and Mexico, Brexit, NAFTA on the ropes – more and more countries are trying to protect their domestic economies. Everyone is talking about protectionism. But what does it mean?

Food in Cambodia may be very tasty, but the country does not have a tradition of formal training for chefs. Social entrepreneur Pierre Tami from Switzerland has founded an Academy of Culinary Arts in Phnom Penh.

Firas Chaban is a Syrian refugee who’s trying to build a life for himself and his family in Berlin. It is hard to negotiate the bureaucracy, learn German and find work. And there is the worry about his people back home.

Mikolaj Ciechanowicz heads a scholarship and grant program at a foundation for integraton in Germany. The organization assists talented young people with migrant backgrounds.

The government encourages companies to hire refugees. But it can get messy. Some have been trained by their employers, only to be deported.

Media-streaming and video-on-demand services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime are threatening old-style brick-and-mortar cinemas. It is a global phenomenon. We visit a cinema in Berlin that is rising to the challenge.

Food in Cambodia may be very tasty, but the country does not have a tradition of formal training for chefs. Social entrepreneur Pierre Tami from Switzerland has founded an Academy of Culinary Arts in Phnom Penh.